{"product_id":"9781784977009","title":"Whatever Happened to Vicky Hope's Back Up Man?: The most romantic, feel-good novel you'll read this year","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Read this book while on holiday – and loved it! I would highly recommend!' RACHEL ABBOTT. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA funny, feel-good coming-of-age novel which asks if the past can ever be part of your future. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTwenty-one and insecure, \u003cb\u003eVicky Hope\u003c\/b\u003e comes up with a plan on the eve of travelling the world with her high-flying friend, \u003cb\u003eKat Lloyd\u003c\/b\u003e: if she isn't married by the time she's thirty, she'll marry her geeky best mate \u003cb\u003eMikey Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFast-forward eight-and-a-bit years, \u003cb\u003eVicky\u003c\/b\u003e, now \u003cb\u003eVee\u003c\/b\u003e wakes up on her thirtieth birthday in Brighton, expecting a proposal of marriage from her arty boyfriend \u003cb\u003eJez\u003c\/b\u003e. Instead he tells her their relationship is over and she has no choice but to return to her parents' home. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevastated and alone in her childhood bedroom, she decides she has nothing to lose and tracks down her two old mates. With shock, she discovers \u003cb\u003eMikey\u003c\/b\u003e, now \u003cb\u003eMurphy\u003c\/b\u003e, is a successful app designer driven by his tragic upbringing. \u003cb\u003eKat\u003c\/b\u003e, or \u003cb\u003eKate\u003c\/b\u003e, never made it – but she hides a devastating secret, which threatens the happiness of all three. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat people are saying about WHAT HAPPENED TO VICKY HOPE'S BACK UP MAN?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Gorgeous! Funny, clever, romantic and real, it's brilliant' \u003cb\u003eRACHAEL LUCAS\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A delightful story of lasting \u003cb\u003efriendship\u003c\/b\u003e\u0026amp;first \u003cb\u003elove\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eI enjoyed every page\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'A read full of \u003cb\u003elove, laughter and tears\u003c\/b\u003e. The kind of book that lingers in the mind' \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'Get a cuppa, get on the sofa, and \u003cb\u003esettle down to a good old entertaining story!\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136970342640,"sku":"9781784977009","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781784977009_p0.jpg?v=1763726635","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781784977009","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}